[Scan-DC] "ANG activity today" and possible impact on commercial/private flights

[Jeff Krauss]

This is a response to:

Date: Thu, 16 Dec 2004 16:17:02 -0800 (PST)
From: <ka3jjz at netscape.com>
Subject: [Scan-DC] ANG activity today
To: scan-dc at mailman.qth.net
This afternoon all hxxx broke loose. I had 139.9 and 139.45 (both with 
Scary - DC ANG) active, plus 143.15 (Ravage), 143.8 (Langley F16s or 
A10s??) 138.425 (I think this is also NJ ANG) 291.15 (new one for me- Scary 
talking extensively with Wheelhouse-Pentagon) and 269.0 (again, Ravage). 
138.25 was also active a little with folks discussing picking up weapons, 
range firing, ect. but it was fairly weak - I think this is yet another NJ 
ANG freq.

I was on UA 718 (Denver to BWI) at about that time, listening to ATC on 
channel 9.   Over West Virginia,a whole bunch of commercial and private 
aircraft were directed to change headings from generally eastbound (90) to 
330 (northwest).  They were all near the airspace boundary between Indy and 
Washington Centers.  The Indy Center controller was clearly unhappy, and 
eventually said it was because the Washington airspace was saturated.  He 
also announced a phone number for all pilots to call, to complain about the 
abrupt and unplanned required route deviations.  I wonder if there was any 
relationship with the ANG activity.